When did we confuse nobility for stupidity?

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The tone of a lot of "Why don't poor people favor wealth redistribution/taxes on the rich?" articles bugs me. There's an implicit "Those yokels, too stupid realize this is better for them, or to vote in their own self-interest." Now, some people have been manipulated into voting against their economic interests by identity politics- but some other people have chosen to sacrifice their own self interest in favor of a moral principle. Who is who depends on your own moral principles. The liberals who laud Warren Buffet but decry poor red staters who vote against SNAP seem to me to be condescending to the people they claim to be trying to help.